Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants transferring from disability living allowance to personal independence payments have had their claim disallowed due to non-attendance at an assessment appointment.

As at July 2016, of the 466,400 Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment clearances, 10,600 had been disallowed for failure to attend an assessment consultation without good reason.

Notes to the figures: Data has been rounded to the nearest 100.